Examples of first name in a Sentence
Children at the school call their teachers by their first names.
the parents still haven't picked a first name for the baby
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That includes Perrin Matthews and his wife, who declined to share her first name, live in the next apartment block over from where the shooting occurred.
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
One of the first names that crossed Valenzuela’s mind was Oscar Rodriguez.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
OpenAI also estimated the likely gender split among a large sample of ChatGPT users by using Social Security data and the World Gender Name Registry's list of strongly masculine or feminine first names.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Students signed the message but only with their first names.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2025
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
One of the first names that crossed Valenzuela’s mind was Oscar Rodriguez.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
OpenAI also estimated the likely gender split among a large sample of ChatGPT users by using Social Security data and the World Gender Name Registry's list of strongly masculine or feminine first names.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Students signed the message but only with their first names.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for first name
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“First name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20name. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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